Three people and a police dog were killed in a shooting late Wednesday night at a residence in Louisiana.

Crowley Police officer Tate Thibodeaux, was shot in his left thigh while responding with his K-9, Roscoe, to reports of gunfire at a home in the 400 block of Josey Street around 10.30pm, according to State Police Trooper Brooks David.

Thibodeaux was released from the hospital on Thursday, but tragically his K-9 partner was killed in the line of duty.

Crowley Police officer Tate Thibodeaux (pictured), was shot in his left thigh while responding with his K-9, Roscoe (right), to reports of gunfire at a home in the 400 block of Josey Street around 10.30pm Wednesday. Thibodeaux was released from hospital but Roscoe was killed

Crowley Police Chief Jimmy Broussard says officers shot and killed a man at the home after he shot the dog and wounded the officer

The suspect also shot and killed a woman at the home before police responded

Crowley Police Chief Jimmy Broussard says officers shot and killed a man at the home after the gunman shot the dog and wounded the officer.

The chief says the suspect also shot and killed a woman at the same home before police responded.

Investigators also believe the gunman killed another woman at a home in a different Crowley neighborhood, according to KATC.

It's believed the man went to the Avenue G home and drove the first victim's car to the Josey Street home.

When police went to question the second woman about her vehicle, they found her dead in the Avenue G home, Broussard said.

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Investigators also believe the man killed another woman at a home in a different Crowley neighborhood. Pictured is the Josey Street area where the man was shot by police

Police said they believe the man went to the Avenue G home (pictured) first and drove the first victim's car to the Josey Street home. There were two children in the home with her body, both unharmed

There were two children in the home with her body, both unharmed.

'Our detectives are speaking with Crowley Police Department officers that arrived on scene. They're going to speak with the witnesses that were around the area or might have seen something,' David told KLFY.

'It's going to take a while to get this case together, so we'll see where it leads us.' he added.

Police believe the gunman knew both women.

'We can't say with certainty, but we do believe (both women) were killed by the same suspect,' the chief told the Associated Press.

No identities have been released of the three people killed in the incident.